Medical journalist. Writer. Believer in love and hope and science. Ally. Views my own. She/Her. Latest book: The Doctor As The Patient
Birmingham, AL
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So, I'm doing 'a thing.' Pretty excited about this book project and would love #MedTwitter input on the doctor-as-patient experience. In a nutshell, what's the greatest and/or most surprising lesson learned from "the other side of the consultation desk?" whatsinastory.co.uk/doctoras…
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Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
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Abortion, which is lifesaving in cases of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, etc, will now be illegal in many states & even criminal in some & women will die as a result of this decision. So don't tell me you're pro-life.
Standing ovation for Dr. Shanu Modi/DESTINYBreast04 trial results at #ASCO22! Watch for our coverage of this practice-changing data at mdedge.com/hematology-oncolo… medscape.com/oncology
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The COVID pandemic pushed telemedicine forward as a safe, and accessible approach to care delivery for cancer patients, but uptake of this modality was plagued by inequities, a retrospective study suggests. ms.spr.ly/6018bw5GO #ASCO22
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DETERMINATION trial: newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients treated with a triplet of drugs had longer PFS if they received an ASCT soon after drug therapy than if they simply had their stem cells collected for a possible future transplant. ms.spr.ly/6010bbyUI #ASCO22
"When we succeed so dramatically in the largest subset of the most common cancer in women, it is truly a profound moment." #ASCO22
More from #ASCO22: Trial Finds Best Regimen for Ewing Sarcoma medscape.com/viewarticle/975… via @medscape. Read all the latest at medscape.com/oncology and mdedge.com/hematology-oncolo….
Great points from @tmprowell!
🧵 A little vignette for #ASCO22 attendees & esp speakers/chairs. Today I spoke in an Ed session. E350 is small enough I could see faces. When we began, most were in 😷, but I counted 11 who weren’t. One had a drink. The rest didn’t appear to be eating/drinking. Importantly… 1/
#ASCO22 First story up: ctDNA Identifies Colon Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemo medscape.com/viewarticle/975… via @medscape check out more of our coverage here: medscape.com/oncology
#ASCO22 !! So good to be back (and to see most attendees wearing masks!). Stay tuned for Medscape/Mdedge coverage highlights and links...@MedscapeOnc @MDedgeHemOnc
As a patient, would you want to know? As a clinician, would reporting be an undue burden? My latest for Medscape: wb.md/3LyuJ2J:
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Alabama doctor says this about her Covid patients, some of whom are dying: “One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late.” al.com/news/2021/07/im-sorry…
